UCedric Nunn

UCedric Nunn wazalwa ngo-1957, umthwebuli wezithombe waseNingizimu Afrika owaziwa kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakhe wokukhombisa impilo yeNingizimu Afrika ngaphambi, nangemuva kwesikhatho sobandlululo. Waziswa ngumngani wakhe u-Peter McKenzie emkhakheni wezokuthwebula izithombe, owaba ngumfundi wokuqala omnyama ukwenza izifundo zokuthwebula izithombe e-Natal Technikon. Njengoba uCedric wayengenawo umatikuletsheni, wayengeke ekwazi ukufunda, wakwazi ukufunda, njengoba uPeter ayabelana naye ngamanothi ngokunyonyoba.

UCedric Nunn uqale ngokuthatha izithombe “eyisishoshovu esincane esinolaka”, ephendula isidingo somuntu siqu sokuchaza kahle intshisekelo yakhe ekhulayo kwezepolitiki. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wasungula iqembu lezithombe i-Afrapix, elalifisa ukumela irekhodi nombono wezwe ebelingekho.

I-Afrapix yayiyithuluzi elinamandla kakhulu lenhlangano elwa nobandlululo. Ibibamba imihlangano yokufundisana, ibamba imibukiso kanye nabafundi abaqeqeshelwe ukuthwebula izithombe okufiphaze imigqa phakathi kwezindaba ezinzima nedokhumentari emsulwa, okwakha isikhala sokuphawula nokuhumusha komphakathi. I-Afrapix ibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekuvezeni izindaba zangempela zabantu bangempela abathintwe ubandlululo. Inikeze amaphephandaba angaphandle kweNingizimu Afrika izithombe, ebhebhezela ulwazi lokungabi nabulungisa nokusiza ukuletha ukunakekelwa okudingekayo komhlaba wonke okwenza ushintsho lube khona. Iqembu eliphelele elizixhasa ngokuphelele belinabathwebuli bezithombe abangochwepheshe nabasafufusa, kanti phakathi neminyaka ecishe ibe yishumi bathathe izithombe ezethusayo zezwe lethu, zisiza ukuvula izingxoxo ngalokho okwakwenzeka ngesikhathi esinzima kakhulu emlandweni waseNingizimu Afrika.

UCedric kamuva waba nguMqondisi we-Market Photo Workshop, isikole sokuthwebula izithombe, igalari, kanye nendawo yamaphrojekthi eGoli, futhi wayeyilungu lesigungu sikazwelonke se-Professional Photographer of South Africa (PPSA).

Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe, uCedric ukhombise umsebenzi wakhe emibukisweni eminingi ehlanganyelwe, futhi wabamba umbukiso wakhe wokuqala KwaMuhle Museum eThekwini. Ushicilele izincwadi eziningi njengokuhambisana nemibukiso yakhe, efana ne-‘Call and Response ’, eyanezela umbukiso weminyaka engu-30 usebenza njengesikhumbuzo esinamandla sokuveza umlando waseNingizimu Afrika.

UCedric futhi uqophe amafilimu amadokhumentari, futhi kuvame ukuthi engashayi eceleni amadokhumentari omsebenzi wakhe. Usenze amafilimu amadokhumentari amabili kuze kube manje, wawaqondisa. UCedric uzibophezele ekufakeni isandla emphakathini ngomsebenzi wakhe, ngethemba lokuveza ukuthi ukungabi nabulungiswa kuyisenzo esibekela inselelo ezintweni ezenzkayo, futhi sisiza ukuletha ushintsho oluzoshiya ifa elihle kubantwana base-Afrika.

UNunn ubesesigungwini sikazwelonke se-Professional Photographer of Southern Africa, okuwumgwamanda omele abathwebuli bezithombe , wabayijaji kanye nokuba ngumqokeleli we-Fuji Press Photo Awards futhi waba yijaji kuma-Vodacom Awards. Ungumqondisi we-Endaweni Photographic cc.

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